My mother emailed me back today, she told me that the reason she didn'nt call me back on Mother's day was that she got home very late and she was very tired.  That was a really shitty and lame excuse.  I feel like she doesn't even give a shit about me as usual.  Why do I always get my hopes up that she will actually do something to make me happy.  I just wanted to wish her a happy mother's day, and maybe spend a little time with her.  I wanted to try and get a relationship back with her.  She couldn't even give me the time of day.  Maybe there is something  wrong with me.  I feel like a reject.  What did I do to deserve this?  Then she has the balls to invite me over for the fourth of july for a cookout.  I will go because I crave her attention.  I know it is wrong.  I wish I wasn't so stupid, and so vulnerable.  I really need someone to talk to.  I don't have therapy until Wednesday.  I can't talk to my husband he doesn't like my family, he bad mouths them any chance he gets.  He'd flip if he knew I had contact with my mother.  Oh why did I call her.  I will never do that again,  I put myself in a bad position. 

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there is NOTHING WRONG WITH you, its her, my mother does the same thing to me ..........so please know that its not you, its her and that shes missing out on a wonderful person with what she is doing...and unfortunalty you didnt do anything to deserve that. you arent stupid, all i have ever ever wanted was for my mother to love me, thats why for the longest time i didnt love myself, but i realized its her loss, and I try to not do things out of my way for her like i used to, she used to have me on a leash....deb you know how sorry i am that shes hurt you, right?
i know how it feels, and you didnt and dont deserve that, one day she will wake up and realize how much she has scarred you inside :(
i love you
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Chas26 hit the nail on the head. She is right. I know about mothers who pay no attention or negative attention. Just do the best you can, do not try to please her only, you have a daughter and husband, and I have my doubts about him, any man who takes you away from your family or dictates to you about them is a control freak. Don\'t fall into it. Fight it every step of the way. I was married to one of those. They love to alienate you from others so you do not have a support system around you. They will get you all alone to themselves and brainwash you against anyone else. I might be out of line but I just get a bad feeling about him. A good husband would want you to have a relationship with your family, even a disfunctional one. He would be there to support IN ANY DECISION YOU MAKE, not one he makes for you. Anyway, sorry to go on. Just decide what YOU want and stick with it.